Told ya so!

Think you can predict what's going to happen in the coming year? Here are some actual predictions made in the past century, all of which appeared in reputable newspapers or magazines, as collected in The Wall Street Journal:

This little piggy went, "Hey, what happened to the rest of you guys?"

Prediction: Human beings will become one-toed
Predicted by: Richard Lucas of the Royal College of Surgeons in England
When: 1911
What he said:

"The small toes are being used less and less as time goes on, while the great toe is develop-ing in an astonishing manner."

"I do not sup-pose anyone else ever planned a cheese business to live through the ages. After we are gone, there will be Kraft salesmen trekking the veldt of Africa, braving the snows of Siberia and battling the superstitions of Mongolia -- all earnestly striving to increase sales."

I'll take the You Tube

Prediction: People will travel by pneumatic tube
Predicted by: Harvey W. Corbett of the American Institute of Architects
When: 1925
What he said:

"Fifty years hence auto-mobile traffic will have entirely disappeared from the sur-face thorough-fares of New York City, and people will be shot through tubes like merchandise."

He was right, except for that part about being "well dressed"

Prediction: People would wear shorts everywhere
Predicted by: John David, New York City haberdasher
When: 1929
What he said:

"The well-dressed man of 2020 will wear shorts for every occasion except formal events."